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Zoo prepares for freezing cold

The Jackson Zoo workers are busy trying to get those tropical animals out of this dangerous cold weather.

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Updated: 9:08 PM CST Jan 7, 2015

Zoo prepares for freezing cold

The Jackson Zoo workers are busy trying to get those tropical animals out of this dangerous cold weather.

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Updated: 9:08 PM CST Jan 7, 2015

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WEBVTT COVERAGE AT THE JACKSON ZOO...WHERE WORKERS ARE BUSY - TRYINGTO GETTHOSE TROPICAL ANIMALS OUT OFTHISDANGEROUS COLD WEATHER.16 WAPT'S SCOTT SIMMONS IS LVIETHERE- SCOTT?SO MANY DIFFERENT ANIMALS, MOSTFROM AREAS THAT NEVER SEE COLDWEATHER ASCOLD AS WE COULD SEE TONIGHT.MUCH OF THE HERDS OUT HERE...AREHEADED INDOOR.MARRION LINN/JACKSON ZOO KEEPERSUPERVISOR: THE DUCKS THEY WILLGET TRIPLE THE NORMAL HAY ..THERE IS A COLD WEATHER "MUST DOCHECK LIST"..AT THE JACKSON ZOO.THE SIGN IS ON THE WALL...FORTHESUMATRAN TIGERS. IF IT GETSBELOW 20DEGREES THEY GET LOCKED INDOORS.CAT SOUND.. WEDNESDAY... EKO,THE NEWEST CUB WAS GETTING TOENJOY AFEW LAST HOURS OF SUNSHINE. ZOOHANDLERS HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL...MAKING SURE IT'S 300-PLUSANIMALS AREREADY FOR THE COLD.DAVE WETZEL/JACKSON ZOO DEPUTYDIRECTOR: WE'LL HAVE EVERYBODYLOCKED INTO BARNS WITH HEAT ON,WITH EXTRAHEAT ON...OUR BIRD ENCLOSURESWILL HAVE EXTRA VISQUEEN ON THEMWITH SOME HEAT LAMPS ON THEM SOTHERE IS A NICE HEAT BREAK.PARROT SQUAWK.WHILE SOME RESIDENTS DIDN'T LIKETHE LACK OF EXPOSURE...ZOOHANDLERS WILL HAVE TO MOVEOTHERSINDOORS FOR THEIR OWN SAKE. THEMARIBOU STORK...AND MANY OFTHE HOOFED RESIDENTS CAN GETFROST BITE ON THEIR TAILS ANDEARS IF NOTKEPT OUT OF THE COLD WIND.MARRION LINN/JACKSON ZOO KEEPERSUPERVISOR: YOU CAN SEE I HAVEADDED A LOT OF HAY AND SINCE THEFLOOR IS DAMP ICOVERED SO IT WOUODNT BE SODRAFTY.EXTRA HAY STUFFED IN CRACKS ANDCREVICES,TARPS AND HEAT LAMPS UP ANDRUNNING... ALLTRYING TO KEEP THE COLD WEATHEROUTAND THE ANIMALS ...WARM INSIDE.AND THEY ALSO HAVE TO KEEP ANEYE OUT FOR WATER BOWLS ANDWHATNOT...MAKINGSURE THEY DON'T FREEZE UP.SECURITY AND STAFF WORKINGTONIGHTKEEPING CLOSE WATCH TO MAKE SURETHEHEATERS AND HEAT LAMPS KEEPRUNNING.IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MOREABOUT WHATTHE ZOO IS DOING AND WHAT YOUCAN DO TOHELP, THERE IS A LINK TO THEIRWEBSITE ATOUR WEBSITE AT WAPT-DOT-COM.LIVE AT THE JACKSON ZOO SCOTTSIMMONS.SCOTT, THANKS.

Zoo prepares for freezing cold

The Jackson Zoo workers are busy trying to get those tropical animals out of this dangerous cold weather.